Word: xl
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
This Sunday, millions from America and all over the world will turn their attention to Super Bowl XL. With any luck, they’ll also turn their attention to this year’s host city, Detroit, Mich.—or at least that’s what the Detroit Super Bowl XL Planning Committee is betting...
...Detroit hosted Super Bowl XVI, a memorable game that saw Montana’s 49ers edge out the Bengals, but XL is entirely different—and not just because of the teams. This time, it means a lot more for a city that’s been preparing for the fifth of February for over five years. This time, the Super Bowl is at the heart of the city’s revitalization plan...
...warmed up for Super Bowl XL in Detroit--255-lb. Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome (the Bus) Bettis, that is, who is headed back to his hometown to play the Seattle Seahawks on Feb. 5. Bettis, 33, who is chasing the first NFL title of his stellar 13-year career, spoke with TIME's Sean Gregory about retirement, bowling and the fumble that nearly killed...
...easy to forget that the company had thousands of employees who moved on without rap sheets and, in many cases, with their novel thinking. Lynda Clemmons, who at Enron pioneered weather derivatives (financial products used to hedge climate-related risk like energy consumption) did the same for XL Weather & Energy. Top Enron trader John Arnold now runs an energy hedge fund, Centaurus, and a group of those pioneering risk specialists started Mobius Risk Group. Enron's top talent might have had a reputation for arrogance, but in the stodgy world of utilities, Enron was full of ideas--many of them...
...questions," says Eli. "I think he knows we play [against each other] next year-- he's getting too specific with things. I think he's taking notes, so I have to be careful now." Any chance Peyton might be prepping for an earlier Manning matchup, Super Bowl XL this February in Detroit? Eli winces, sidestepping the question as he would a blitzing linebacker. "Aw. I don't know...